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| Full name | Detroit Express | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Express | ||
| Founded | 1978 | ||
| Dissolved | 1981 | ||
| Stadium | Pontiac Silverdome | ||
| Capacity | 80,000 | ||
| Chairman | Sonny VanArnem | ||
| Coach | Ken Furphy | ||
| League | NASL | ||
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The Detroit Express were a soccer team based in suburban Detroit that played in the now defunct North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. Its home field was the Pontiac Silverdome.[1] The Express were co-owned by Roger Faulkner, Sonny Van Arnem, Gary Lemmen and Jimmy Hill who was also the managing director and chairman of the English club Coventry City. The team was coached by Ken Furphy.
- ^ Kapsalis, Paul "Whitey"; Gregory, Ted (2014). To Chase a Dream: A Soccer Championship, an Unlikely Hero and a Journey that Redefined Winning. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. p. 15. ISBN 9781782550198.